cormorant71
I have never put this down in words before, so bear with me...
I was always bigger when I was younger which was ok, I played baseball and football and even lifted weights competitively, so my weight was never an issue. I was 225# @ 6'1". I had a scholarship to play football in college and my size was and important part of my game.
In my late 20's i decided to lose weight and I did, I got below 200# and looked great; then the trouble hit. I learned that I was a stress eater and when life got hard I could not control myself. Between a divorce and losing my job i was now weighing over 240#.
In my late 30's I was through my issues and lost weight again, i was #200 and happy with how i looked and felt. Then i developed 3 non-cancerous tumors on my thyroid and one on my testicle. I do not like to place blame, but my doctor was poor in his treatment, it took 3 years to get my thyroid balanced, and my T level has never returned. In the process I felt awful; tired all the time, I became slightly depressed, and all of my physical injuries from my youth came back to haunt me.
I call myself the "master of the first date" that explains my dating life, and nothing I wear looks good on me. Finally after 3 years of fighting my thyroid, low T, and depression I weigh 297#!!!
I lost my battle with my weight, so I decided to get the lap band surgery on 7/11/13. I was a little skeptical because of my thyroid issues, but so far I am losing weight, and I can almost see a day when I am back to 200#, feeling better, have more energy and just "fit" into society better.
Chris
